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Horse profile

Evening Tess (GB)

4yo filly · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Dan Skelton
by Dink (FR) out of Grassfinch (GB) (Generous)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Fontwell Last run 10 Jul 2026 · 3rd of 6 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Evening Tess won a Class 4 mares novices hurdle at Fontwell in Jun 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground. The filly has one win and three places from six turf starts and last ran off a career-high official rating of 105. She finished third of six at Worcester in Jul 2026 in a Class 5 handicap chase. All her wins have come at Class 4.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Mar 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 13 May 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 128A · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4128A914 runs · 128 / 91
Good to Soft285A70.52 runs · 85 / 70.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3128A1003 runs · 128 / 100
1m5f – 2m385A563 runs · 85 / 56

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 13 May 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 10 Jul 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 112A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4112A1064 runs · 112 / 106
Good to Soft297B922 runs · 97 / 92
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3112A1093 runs · 112 / 109
1m5f – 2m3103B973 runs · 103 / 97

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 6 analysed runs since Mar 2026

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dink (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 113 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good47817%+1.11 from 4
Good to Soft3139.7%−6.20 from 2
Soft24625%+9.1—
Heavy10110%−5.9—
Standard (AW)100%−15.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−15.9—
1m2f – 1m4f100%−15.9—
1m5f – 2m591118.6%+2.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f29517.2%+1.31 from 3
2m5f – 3m1715.9%−10—
Over 3m3133.3%+17.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grassfinch (GB) (Generous)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hillfinch (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hillfinch (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hillfinch (GB)2032m½f–3m1fClass 4
Blackfinch (GB)150——
Treefinch (GB)100——
Dunefinch (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +0.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +0.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +3.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +1.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 4 1 25% +0.00
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
Tristan Durrell 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −1.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
10 Jul 26+30d Worcester CopyBet Daily World Cup Profit Boost Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 6 ran settled towards the back - made headway by the 8th and moved into fourth at the 9th - was asked for effort 4 out - stayed on at one gear to the finish 3/6 7 11-2 10582A103B Harry Skelton 5/2
10 Jun 26+28d Fontwell Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good · 6 ran Handy early - hit front after 1st - scratchy jump 2nd - kicked away to open four-length advantage 4 out - advantage narrowed approaching last - fought off a late rally to prevail on the line 1/6 10-10 99100B109B Harry Skelton 3/1
13 May 26+11d Newton Abbot Day Before Terry Wheeler's Birthday Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 7 ran Settled at the back - made progress and pushed along before 2 out - stayed on into second approaching the last but couldn't close the gap on the winner 2/7 1 11-2 96128A112A Harry Skelton 7/1
02 May 26+21d Uttoxeter Support The Stoke City Foundation 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Set the pace early - urged to keep tempo 3 out - overtaken nearing 2 out - kept responding but couldn't find more up the run-in 2/7 3½ 10-7 —44A103B Harry Skelton 13/2
11 Apr 26+16d Chepstow Tiptop Thunder Throne / EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Held up towards the back - shuffled to last approaching 3 out and left behind before 2 out - stayed on to gain a spot near the line 6/7 3¼ 10-7 —56A97B Liam Harrison 50/1
26 Mar 26 Chepstow Ashcroft Services Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Held up towards the back - hit the second - dropped away long before three out - finished a distant fifth 5/7 ½ 10-4 —85A87B Tristan Durrell 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Evening Tess won?
Evening Tess (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Evening Tess?
Evening Tess (GB) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 July 2026.
Who is Evening Tess's sire?
Evening Tess (GB) is by Dink (FR) out of Grassfinch (GB), whose sire is Generous.
What going does Evening Tess prefer?
Evening Tess (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Evening Tess's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 10 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Evening Tess's sire's record?
Dink (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 113 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Evening Tess's siblings?
Out of Grassfinch (GB), Evening Tess (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hillfinch (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hillfinch (GB)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.